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Frank Amato, a 38-year-old Sicilian-American man, met a brutal end on September 20, 1980, a death deeply entangled with the notorious Gambino crime family. His demise was not a random act of violence but a calculated execution allegedly ordered by his own father-in-law, the powerful Gambino crime boss Paul Castellano. Amato, who was involved in criminal activities such as truck hijacking, had become a liability in Castellano's eyes.

On that fateful day, Amato was lured to the Gemini Loung ...Read More
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Victim Details

Frank Amato

Male

Brooklyn

NY

1980-09-20

38

Frank

Amato

01/09/2026